A/N: Another Chapter up and Running! And in this one, there's gonna be a new Gundam in the scene.

Sora: Sorry it took me so long to update- and that goes out to everyone else, as well. Thanks for the kudos! * begins chasing Master Asia around in Master Gundam* This is fun. Hope he doesn't kill me or anything. Hope you like this chapter, as well.

Saffron: Ahhh. That makes sense. Never mind, now, anyway. Glad you liked this one, as well!

Nataile: Don't worry about it being a cliché thing right now- it'll change soon. I'm glad you liked it. And I think that everyone else got a kick out of the Living Eyebrow, as well. It is true, isn't it?

Reine Spades: Queenie will now be a major player in this story. Glad you like!

            Jacek Wo'jcicki stood in the clearing near his hometown in Warsaw, the city after which his Gundam had been named. His challenger should be here sometime soon, coming from Neo Iceland. His sensors started to pick up a heat source, approaching rapidly. Turning towards it, he saw a snow white Gundam, sleek and seamless, almost like a moving sculpture, rather than a machine. Landing quietly, without the normal clanking of Gundam's, the pilot settled down.  Jacek walked forward, and crouched down into a fighting stance. "Are you ready?"

            The snow-white Gundam simply nodded its head. Jacek smiled. "Gundam Fight! Ready…… GO!"

            The Warsaw Gundam lunged forward, thrusting its spear out at the unprotected opponent. Nimbly, the other Gundam leapt into the air, landing behind Jacek. Turning around swiftly, the Polish fighter threw his spear at the other fighter, only to miss again. The other fighter leapt into the air again, and began to launch a furious attack. Jacek used his shield to the best of its abilities, but the white Gundam knocked away. Pulling out his trusty beam pistol, he took aim at the other suit and let a round loose. It hit his opponent in the leg, but it was not seriously damaged. Then, the white suit stopped, sat on the ground in a lotus position, and placed it's hands together as if it were praying. Rising off of the ground, a strange blackness began to overtake Jacek. The other fighter was chanting in an unearthly voice, making the blackness inside Jacek's head begin to swirl. "Wha- what's going on?! What is this?"

            The other Gundam suddenly looked up, and its eyes sent a piercing pain into Jacek's head. Before he fainted, he heard the words, "Darkness of History!"

            Alex looked around the Danish landscape as it rolled by. He had left the Neo-Japan team a few hours ago, but Allenby had decided to come with him for a while. Now, they sat together inside the Neo Canada transport, waiting to reach their destination, the capitol of Neo Denmark, and challenge their Mermaid Gundam. Alex sighed, and turned back to check the schematics on the control panel. Besides him, Allenby snored, fast asleep.

Alex smiled at her, thankful that she had decided to come along with him. He needed the support. She was the only one who he really had left, not including the Shuffle Alliance.

            Getting up, Alex started to walk back to the galley and get a snack, when suddenly, the ship shook in the air. Alex fell heavily to his knees, and grunted in pain as the ship shook again. "What's Happening? Allenby! Get up!"

            Allenby was already up, standing in the doorway. "Alex, there's a Gundam Fight happening right below us. We need to move get moving."

            Getting up, Alex winced and walked to the cockpit. Grabbing the controls, he moved the large container transport to the left, getting away from the fight. Looking out the window, Alex saw flashes of light as the two mobile suits clashed. He peered at one of the two suits, and recognized it as Neo China's Dragon Gundam. But the other one- it was completely white, almost feminine. But it moved with the speed of a professional fighter. Alex looked on intently, as the Dragon Gundam pulled out one of its flags and used it as a spear. But the other Gundam dodged the attack; and then landed a perfect kick on the Dragon Gundam's chest!

            Falling back, the Dragon Gundam swung one of its arms forward, and it extended, the dragon head on the end covering the hand and then grappling onto the opponent's leg. Since the white Gundam was still in the air, it was pulled heavily to the ground. The Dragon Gundam took full advantage of this and leapt forward, intent on taking off the other Gundam's head with one of its flags. But the white Gundam suddenly kicked up, connecting solidly with the neck of its opponent. The Chinese fighter toppled to the ground.

            Alex looked at the fight with unease. Sai Sici was supposed to be an excellent fighter, and the Dragon Gundam was supposed to be immensely powerful. But this fighter had downed them quickly and efficiently, like a trained killer. Walking back towards the cargo bay, he said to Allenby, "I'm going out. Once I'm out, land the transport. And be careful if you decide to watch, ok?"

            With that, he walked to his faithful Gundam and stepped inside the cockpit. The MTS started up, and as the cockpit closed, Alex looked behind him to see the bay doors open up. Soon, the mobile fighter was ejected form the back of the ship, like a paratrooper in an army plane. It dropped towards the ground, using its thrusters to slow its decent. As the Wolverine Gundam landed on the ground with a loud bang, the white Gundam looked up at the intruder. A clear alto rang through Alex's speakers, saying "You too want to challenge the Spirit Gundam? If so, be prepared to loose. I will not hold back- for anyone."

            Alex smiled dryly.  So, it's called the Spirit Gundam. "Suits me just fine. I'm not planning on playing Mr. Nice Guy anytime soon. Gundam fight! Ready…"

            "GO!!"

            The two suits raced at each other with alarming speed. Pulling out his axe, Alex swung forward. The other Gundam also pulled out a weapon, seemingly from nowhere- a long, slightly curved sword. Thrusting it forward, the other Gundam attacked relentlessly. Alex was able to block most of the blows with his axe, but several hits were scored, and his suit flared red where they hit. Jumping up, he swung the heavy weapon at his opponent, using as a distraction. But he other fighter had already anticipated the move and was in the air along with Alex. The sword came down, and Alex blocked it with the wolverine claws on his arm.  He threw his arm forward, and the sharp blades swung down over his fist. The Spirit Gundam tried to dodge, but the claws left two long gouges in the left arm, crippling it.

Smiling, Alex came back down to the ground. The other Gundam came down without a sound, grasping its useless left arm. It then sat down, with its legs crossed, in a Hindu- like praying position.

"Giving up already?" Alex taunted. Inwardly, he was uneasy. This fighter was better than he'd expected. He- or she- had a complete knowledge of sword fighting, not to mention hand-to-hand combat.

            Slowly, a strange chanting filled the air. A black swirl began to overtake Alex, as he looked around franticly. Around him floated images of people in the past- people that had hurt him and made fun of him People who had betrayed and used him. They swirled around, taunting him, jeering. And in the middle of it was John. Looking down with an evil glimmer in his eye, he laughed, cold and bitter.

 Alex screamed. He couldn't take it. Falling to his knees, he raised one fist. The Wolverine Gundam's hand began to glow red. "This hand of mine…. Is roaring with the anger….  Of a wolverine… Wolverine Fist!

A beam of red shot out from the hand of his Gundam, towards his opponent. It hit the other Gundam square in the chest, knocking it backwards. The blackness inside his head cleared away, and he was able to stand. Looking around, he saw Allenby standing at the edge of the spot where they were fighting, looking exhilarated at the fight. The two Gundams stood up, walked towards each other, and stopped five feet away from each other. Both of the cockpits opened, and Alex stepped out. Across from him, on the hatch of the Spirit Gundam, stood a girl of ordinary height, about Alex's age or a little older. She had a beautiful face and body, which was contained in a light blue MTS suit, with a silver lightning bolt on the chest. She had shoulder length hair, as white as her Gundam. And then Alex looked into her eyes.

They were an icy blue, with a hue that gave them an attractive shimmer. But when he looked into them, he saw the eyes of a cold-blooded fighter, heartless and efficient. But he also detected something else; more of a small bit of sadness behind the coldness. He then asked, "What's you're name, fighter?"

She shook back her hair and said, in the clear alto that Alex had heard, "My name is Rika Solidar. You managed to deflect my Darkness of history attack. I'm surprised. No normal man could accomplish that."

Alex gave her a steely glare. "Interesting that you can use psychic abilities on your opponent. None too pleasant, though."

            She gave him a smile that chilled his bones. "I've had that ability since I was a little girl. And it is not meant to be pleasant- it is meant to defeat my opponents." She turned around and headed back into the cockpit of her Gundam, paused and turned around again. "I look forward to facing you again, Alexander Thomas." With that, the cockpit hatch closed, and she took off into the night sky.

Alex looked up, and peered at the rapidly fading Gundam. What was that glimmer of sadness that he had seen? One way or another, he would find out… somehow.

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